“This pandemic has fully, finally torn back the curtain on the idea that so many of the folks in charge know what they’re doing.”
for students graduating from historically black colleges and universities.
“More than anything,” Obama said, “this pandemic has fully, finally torn back the curtain on the idea that so many of the folks in charge know what they’re doing. A lot of them aren’t even pretending to be in charge.” Obama was the headliner of “,” which was a two-hour event hosted by comedian Kevin Hart that streamed on social networks.
The former president’s address lasted less than 10 minutes but quickly made waves as Obama pointedly noted how the pandemic has been disproportionately affecting black communities. And he also tied that in with a reference to the killing of Ahmaud Arbery, the 25-year-old who was shot and killed in Georgia in February.
Obama recognized that “the timing is not ideal” to graduate, considering it is “in the middle of a devastating pandemic and a terrible recession” but at the same time, the leadership void that has become evident during the ongoing crisis shows just how much the country needs the vision of the new graduates. “If the world’s going to get better, it’s going to be up to you,” Obama said. “With everything suddenly feeling like it’s up for grabs, this is your time to seize the initiative.
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